Temperature
100C
What are clouds mostly made of?
Water droplets and ice crystals
What does humidity measure?
The amount of water vapour in the air.
This instrument is used to measure wind speed.
Anemometer
Name the three types of solid precipitation.
Snow, sleet, and hail
What is water's freezing point?
0C
True or false: Clouds affects Earth's temperature by reflecting sunlight.
True
What instrument is used to measure humidity?
Hygrometer
What does a weather vane measure?
Wind direction (where the wind is coming FROM)
True or False: Rain gauges collect snow accurately.
False
This liquid was most commonly found in inside traditional thermometers.
Mercury
Cirrus clouds
If the humidity is high, how does the air feel?
Sticky and heavy
This term is used to describe the effect of the wind blowing away body heat.
What is wind chill?
This name is used to describe any form of water falling from the sky.
What is precipitation?
What happens to the liquid inside the thermometer when it warms up?
It expands
This type of cloud is known for causing thunderstorms?
Cumulonimbus
Does high humidity make cold temperatures feel warmer or colder?
Colder
If a weather vane is pointing North, which direction is the wind coming from?
The North
Too little water can contribute to what condition?
Drought
Name a type of thermometer other than the traditional glass one?
Digital or Infrared
These clouds are at a low level that make it look dreary?
Stratus clouds
This term is used to describe the amount of water vapour that is in air compared to the maximum it can hold at a given temperature.
What is relative humidity?
These are warm, dry, and gusty winds that blow down the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains into the plains and western prairies, sometimes raising temperatures by as much as 20°C in a few hours.
What is a chinook?
Too much precipitation can lead to what condition?
Flooding